Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Berhampore

College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Berhampore
Established	1927
Type	Education and Research Institution
Location	Berhampore, Murshidabad., West Bengal., India.
Website	www.gcettb.org.in

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CSE Lab of GCETTB

Textile Lab of GCETTB

The Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology Berhampore (previously known as the College of Textile Technology Berhampore) is a college of West Bengal University of Technology in Berhampore, West Bengal. It is one of India's oldest and highest-ranked engineering colleges. It is a residential and co-educational institute. Admission for undergraduate students is through the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination.

History

• Old name: College of Textile Technology Berhampore.
• Establishment: 1927
• Institution type: Government College
• Recognition: Approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi.
• AICTE Region: Eastern

The college was established in the central jail premises at Berhampore on 19 July 1927 as the Government Silk Weaving and Dyeing Institute to train local artisans engaged in silk production and silk weaving in Murshidabad district under the administrative control of Directorate of Industries, Government of West Bengal.

The institute was moved to its present location at 1 Barrack Square (East) during 1932-33.

The college was upgraded in 1940 and renamed Bengal Technological Institute with the introduction of a 3 year diploma course (licentiate) in Textile Technology and a 2 year artisan course. Given the general nature of the course the college was renamed the Berhampore Textile Institute in 1950.

To meet the demands of textile industries in India, in 1958 the college was upgraded again to the level of a degree college with the modernisation of the syllabus, workshop and laboratories. A 3 year B.Sc. (Tech.) degree course in Textile Technology affiliated to the University of Calcutta was introduced and the name changed again to College of Textile Technology. In 1963, a 4 year B.Sc. (Tech.) degree course was started. The college was subsequently brought under the administrative control of newly formed Directorate of Technical Education in 1972.

In 1990, the college was transferred to the University of Kalyani. The B.Sc.(Tech.) degree was changed to B.Tech. in 1998 in line with AICTE's wish to bring parity with other engineering degrees in India.

The college was brought under the academic control of the West Bengal University of Technology in 2001. In the same year, a new B. Tech. course in Computer Science and Engineering was introduced. In 2002, the college was once again renamed the Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology.

In 2004, the Textile Technology department of the institute was accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).

Courses offered

B Tech:

• Engineering - Computer Science Engineering - AICTE approved
• Engineering - Electrical Engineering - AICTE approved
• Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - AICTE approved
• Engineering - Textile Technology - AICTE approved

M Tech:

• Mechanical Processing of Textiles - AICTE approved

Library

The college library offers a wide range of science and technological books and journals. Students can borrow two books at a time for two weeks duration, plus one book from the book bank. The total number of books: 12,600 (Textile Technology books: 3,711; Computer Science and Engineering books: 1,800; Other books: 7,079).